Rituparna Sengupta hits the nail on the head when she says Soumitra Chatterjee's presence has become a "habit". "His legacy must be celebrated because he gave his all to the film industry. While we will mourn his death, we will celebrate [his life]," says the actor who collaborated with the veteran actor on multiple occasions.

Yet another victim of COVID-19, Chatterjee breathed his last yesterday at the age of 85, following his battle against the virus. The Dadasaheb Phalke recipient thespian's death was confirmed by a bulletin from Kolkata's Belle Vue Hospital, where he had been undergoing treatment. "We declare with heavy heart that Shri Soumitra Chattopadhyay breathed his last at 12.15 pm at Belle Vue Clinic today [November 15]. We pay our homage to his soul," read the hospital statement.